我们决定发表这篇有关“ 卢沟桥事变”的社论，是因为我们相信，今年对日本和中国都有着特殊的意义。

We decided to publish this editorial about the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on July 7 because we believe this year has special significance for both Japan and China.

卢沟桥医院是奥运会定点医院。

Lugouqiao hospital is an Olympic designated hospital.

九一八事变，又称沈阳事变，奉天事变，柳条湖事件。

The 918 incident, also called shenyang incident, Mukden incident, LiuTiaoHu events.

卢沟桥是根据永定河水流的特点设计的。

Lugou Bridge was designed according to the feature of the currents of Yongding River.

卢沟桥抗战的炮声，把这个争论暂时地解决了。

For a time, the roaring guns of the resistance at Lukouchiao decided the issue.